A Consequence of Sequence: The aftermath of a life seized by two tumours

Merely not dying is not really living - the grief and angst of coping with tumours strokes seizures.After suffering strokes general practitioner Dr. Idayu Maarof underwent major surgery to remove a heart valve tumour believed to have caused the strokes. She recounted her experience in the book The Doctor is Sick. Unfortunately what seemed to be the end of a journey was only the beginning of an even more arduous one. Her symptoms evolved to multiple episodes of daily seizures. To control the seizuresshe was put in a medically induced coma. A mysterious brain lesion became the prime suspect butno one was certain. She later underwent two surgeries to remove what appeared to be a brain tumour. The daily struggle with seizures and of being ill with changing symptoms and diagnoses became a physically and mentally exhausting process of not dying but hardly living what could be called a life. Dr. Idayu Maarof contextually concludes how a sequence of events and decisions led to a particular consequence. This is not an account about being ill. This is a story of acceptance gratitude and the struggle for a life worth living.